Abstract

In order to understand social-emotional challenges during adolescence and provide proper prevention and interventions, an in-depth understanding of adolescent development is needed. This paper summarizes social and emotional development during adolescence, and connects the adolescents’ developmental characteristics and their vulnerability to social-emotional problems. In addition, specific emotional and problem behaviors are discussed in the context of the developmental characteristics. Suggestions and considerations for healthy social-emotional development and prevention/interventions are discussed.